NIH cutting overhead funding for research at universities

Published February 8, 2025 7:20pm ET



The National Institutes of Health announced late Friday that it will be significantly reducing the amount of money universities can receive for “indirect costs” of research, a move that will take effect next Monday.

In an X post, the NIH said it will cap the indirect cost rate, which is for infrastructure costs such as facilities, maintenance, and security, at 15% for all the universities it gives grants to. That is a decrease from the 30% rate most schools charged the government for and the over 60% rate some Ivy League institutions charged.

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